The DfES (Clarke, 2012, p. 2) states that 'what makes good primary education is the fusion of excellence and enjoyment'. Whilst in Shirley Warren school this was apparent, especially on the last visit where both children and the student teachers that had been involved within the digital literacy sessions. There was an electric atmosphere that we all encountered whilst watching the finished productions. The children and adults who had worked together each other were extremely proud of their productions.
Carrington and Robinson (2009) suggests that not only do children enjoy this style of education that multimodal technologies should be taught because it also scaffolds learning through a constructivist approach so is relevant for not only social skills, but also learning styles. Digital literacy can also help to 'characterize the lifeworlds' (p. 14) which children grow up in.
At the beginning of this module I felt like a lot of teachers do according to Ansley and Bull (2010) as I lacked the confidence and knowledge of multimodal literacies but within the ten weeks I feel embraced by the module and as a future teacher I will certainly implement some, if not all, off the areas in which we have learned. One of the oat important points I feel that I have learnt is that if I struggle with any of these concepts there are people who can help, and I must not be afraid to ask for help.
Ansley, M, Bull, G. (2010) 'Helping teachers to explore multimodal texts' Curriculum Leadership: Electronic Journal for Leaders in Education vol. 8 issue. 16 4 June 2010
DfES (2012) ' Excellence and Enjoyment, a Strategy for Primary Schools [Online] www.dfes.gov.uk/primary document (accessed 22. 03.2013)
Carrington, V, Robinson, M. (2009) ' Digital Literacies: Social Learning and Classroom Practice' London: SAGE publications
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